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Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: 🌃 Sunday, November 10, 2024

I potted two more zucchini plants out into bigger pots. Trying to decide whether to keep 6 or keep it at 4.

If I keep 6 I will need more potting mix… I still need the stakes too. It seems easier to get tomato stakes and put them in the pots so everything is freestanding. Plus if I need to move them there’s minimal disturbance to the vines.

The potting mix isn’t a problem. That’s too heavy to get stolen (I hope). The stakes though incur a $25 delivery fee… I probably have to enlist help there.

The pet shops are also giving me a hard time about delivering to a friend’s address. I forced myself out for the treats and Zylkene but hate doing it and the local doesn’t have her biccies. I’d sort a parcel locker but ran into issues

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TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
4 zucchini plants will feed a family of 10 and have enough left over to put in a still to be boiled down for illegal alcohol. 6 - um probably too many for just one person. I’d go for 2 only I think.

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- melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  Ah ok good call! I am growing it to give to someone with a family and can probably anonymously gift excess to a dumping/exchange area…
  
  I’ve just planted many seeds and potted out 4 of the largest in case I failed at gardening
  
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  - TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
    Zucchs are monsters. The problem with gifting extras is that when ones own zucchs come up ripe, so are everyone else’s. Illegal alcohol is your friend here. Still, having an extra or two on the go in case of snail/slug invasion is a good idea.
    
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    stib@aus.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
    @TheWitchofThornbury @melbaboutown whassisname who did the Prairie Home Companion radio show did a bit about late summer being the only time in Lake Wobegon when you had to lock your car, because if you didn't, you would come back and find a box of zucchinis on the back seat.
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    melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
    Oh no… I don’t even drink alcohol.
    
    I’ll leave it at the 4 I already planted out and ‘donate’ the other plants. I just wanted to do something constructive and help feed people 😭
    
    I wanted to plant mini pumpkins too but will likely have my hands full as is.
    
    Small/mixed seed bundles should be a thing
    
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